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6.3 mile trail near Eklutna, Alaska
East Fork Trail, Tulchina Falls, Eklutna is about 6.3 miles long and located near Eklutna, Alaska. The trail is great for hiking and normally takes a half day. This trailhead begins at about 10.5 miles down Eklutna Lake Trail. The trail will take you through the forest along the East Fork of Eklutna River. The path is littered with a multitude of...
Set foot on a glacier on an excursion from Skagway, Alaska
This is an opportunity for day-tripping outdoors enthusiasts to set foot on a glacier, in the context of Alaska cruise ship excursions. No doubt more intensive experiences are available without the 6-9-hour time frame of cruise ship port stops; this is the only available excursion on Carnival Cruises that allows actual feet on ice without paying for...
2.7 mile trail near Eklutna Lake, Alaska
Bold Ridge Hike, Eklutna is about 2.7 miles long and located near Knik River, Alaska. The trail is great for hiking and normally takes 1-3 hours. The beginning of this trail is located at about 4-4.5 miles down Eklutna Lake Trail, just after the bridge that crosses Bold River and runs into the lake.
Eklutna Lake, Chugach State Park
The Twin Peaks trailhead can be reached by walking away from Eklutna Lake and crossing Thachkatnu Creek and heading up the mountain. The trail winds up the East Twin Peak at a fairly steep elevation for most of the hike. Views of Eklutna Lake can be seen for the entire hike; but doesn't really become worthwhile until you get above the tree line. There...
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Hiking at a good speed, it is about an hour to get to the glacier. Not bad for the reward of drinking glacier water I must say! You\'ll have to semi-climb some rocks, so may be don\'t bring grandma. Unless of course grandma is extreme.
We started at the Jodfur extrance to Kincaid Park. We walked toward the water, past the motorcross area. Then walk down the steep trail to the mudflats. We walked then about a mile or two and then hit gravel. When you finally walk long enough to where there is real sand, then look up and you'll see a very steep trail that takes you back up the bluff to the ridge. Then...
With a few hours to kill before our scheduled train trip up White Pass, I decided to get out on my own and do a little hiking in the hills surrounding Skagway. After crossing the RR tracks and starting up the trail it didn't take long for it to occur to me that hiking alone in the state with more dangerous animals per capita than any other might not be the wisest...
The Mt Roberts Trail is a popular hike around Juneau, AK.
There two trail heads. The main trail begins alongside Basin Road, about a half mile outside of
town. Basin Road provides access to other trails in the area as well. Another
trail head begins by climbing a stairway at the end of Third Street. We used the Basin Road route to
hike up. The lower section of trail is thickly wooded with spruce, hemlock,
aspen, and...
Today is Birdathon day. We hike slowly trying to find as many species of birds as we can. The slow breakup this year rendered some of our normally populated ponds still icy, and so our loist is a bit shorter than normal.You can still pledge to our cause, until the end of May.
This hike was part of the Road Scholar (formerly Elderhostel) Program entitled "Alaska's National Parks: From the Mountains to the Sea." It was planned as a short hike from the trailhead, located near the George Parks HIghway (Route 3) bridge over the Nenana River, to the first of the Triple Lakes. The trailhead is not far from McKinley Lodge and the Denali Education Center. About six of the hikers continued on to...
Caribou Lodge is located a short flight from Talkeetna in the heart of Alaska's back country. The hosts, Mike and Pam, have lived out there for many years and are both excellent hosts and guides. The area provides hiking and back packing opportunities for beginer, moderate or advanced hikers. Moose, Black bear, Grizzly Bear, Caribou and many others call this area home as well as Mike and Pam and can often be...
A cold Saturday hike on the ridge at Ester Dome. It was 5 degrees colder (-17F) at the top than it was at home, which is not normal for winter time. Started cloudy, but cleared up on the way back up the hill.
Nice walk along the road with beautiful fall colors.
This was the Saturday of the Equinox Marathon in Fairbanks. Our friend Matt came up to run and then was heading out to Chena Hot Springs to soak afterward. That was a great excuse to do a car shuffle and hike the trail between Angel Rocks and Chena Hot Springs - a nice afternoon hike. Another friend (yes we have two) John came along on the hike too. Had a great 10...
Salmon Ranch is a easy strolling hike taking Trekkers through swampy tundra, scenic oceanic cliffs, stream crossings, and ends with a gorgeous sandy beach. Be sure to keep an eye out for bald eagles soaring high above. If you are hankering for a short hike this is a must do!
Walk around the fields to test GPS accuracy
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